February 18th

recipecardbox:

Hot Chocolate Pops

Source - http://easybaked.net/2011/12/17/hot-chocolate-pops/

Ingredients:

• Wilton Candy melts.  You will need about one 14 oz. bag per 8 pops.
• Marshmallows (one for every pop you intend to make!)
• Stir sticks (I found these cute dowels at Michaels)
• Small plastic cups (I used 3 oz. clear plastic cups by Solo)
• Clear plastic bags or wrap and ribbon
• Cute tags

Instructions:

• Melt candy melts in the microwave in 30 second increments, stirring between until smooth.
• Spoon melted candy into a zip-top bag and seal.
• Clip a corner off and squeeze about a teaspoon of chocolate into the bottom of each cup.  Tap cup against counter to spread chocolate and remove bubbles.
• Place cups in the refrigerator for about 5 minutes until chocolate is hard.
• Press dowels or stir sticks into marshmallows
• Squeeze about 2 teaspoons of chocolate (I used a contrasting color) into cup and while it is still melted, press marshmallow into cup (this will squeeze the chocolate up along the sides of the cup.) Tap to remove bubbles.
• Top with chocolate until marshmallow is completely covered -or—
• (If you are using contrasting chocolates) Refrigerate about 10 minutes until second layer is hard and then add contrasting chocolate over the top, completely covering marshmallow.
• Place cups in fridge for about 30 minutes to an hour.
• Clip top of cup with scissors and tear it down the side which will release the pop.
• Serve or gift wrap!  Enjoy!!!
• To eat pop: Use a BIG mug (20 oz.) and heat up about 10oz. of milk in it.  Place pop in hot milk and stir until smooth and creamy!

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